SNAP Incentive Programs Benefit Families, Farmers and Communities
Co-ops can make healthy, locally grown fruits and vegetables more accessible to all members of their community with the help of SNAP incentive programs.
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Giving Your Best: Ideas and Tips for Community Donations
Whether it’s collecting donations for the local food shelf or handing out bananas at a 5K run for charity, it’s important to budget both time and money for different forms of community giving.
The Big Game Calls for Big Plans
NCG has a variety of resources that can help you score big sales on game day.
‘Tis (Always) the Season for Co-ops to Give Back
As more co-ops track Impact Metrics about their healthy food access and community giving programs, interesting trends about their amazing generosity have emerged.
Solve the In-store Signage Riddle
Signage struggles? Take advantage of NCG’s cohesive, turnkey signage catalog featuring customizable design files to promote items in your co-op.
What Does Your Phone Answering System Say about Your Co-op?
Customer experience is a priority in all aspects of our work, and that includes providing the best possible service when people call the co-op. But what about co-ops using an automated answering system, and what happens when a customer is put on hold?
Streamline Local Sourcing with a Local Vendor Guide
“Local” is intrinsic to co-ops. Yet, it’s challenging to source and carry local products. Where do you start? And how can you set expectations for working with local vendors?
Ready, Set, GMO! Preparing for USDA Bioengineered Food Labels
Have you seen one yet? Though at times GMO labeling has seemed a distant prospect, new mandatory labels are finally here and will be visible soon on a product near you.
Co+op Explorers Gets Cooking
With Co+op Explorers, we’re proud to offer co-ops a wide array of support materials designed to have a big impact on your smallest customers.
Five Ways to Welcome People to the Co-op
Our consumer research tells us that co-ops need to be more welcoming to shoppers and improve the customer experience. As a result, NCG is pursuing major projects around messaging co-op differentiators, using common owner rewards, and developing a more inclusive and customer-centric culture. In the meantime, what can we do to make people feel welcome at the co-op?